Hi!
I have read a LOT about W7 the last few days.
W7 is a LOT better than Vista, and it is also better than XP. The main reasons not to upgrade from XP to W7: 1-Your computer doesn't have the resources to run W7 effectively (note: W7 requires LESS resources than Vista) 2-You decide it is better to save the W7 cost and put it towards a new computer that comes with W7 as it's operating system 3-You decide that it is too difficult/not worth the money to upgrade from XP-W7.
SP1 is out for Vista, which improves Vista. W7 is DRAMATICALLY better than Vista, and it is the best interface by FAR that MS has every produced. Probably the only 3 good MS interfaces were W95, XP-SP2/SP3 and W7.
Is Snow Leopard better (Apple/Mac)? Yes. It is also more expensive, and not as widely used.
Is Linux better? It depends on the user.
For the VAST MAJORITY of computer users, W7 is the best thing since sliced bread.
Note: I am NOT a MS fan. My last laptop, I immediately deleted MS Office, which came with it, and wanted to have NO MS products on my computer, and run Linux. Unfortunately, THE most important program I had will ONLY run on Windows...too bad for me!
I am currently ONLY using XP, and NO other MS products on my laptop. I am debating the upgrade to W7. It probably depends on the total cost of the upgrade...
cliff
NBO